Town government · Cayuga County, NY

Cato's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cato took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%County and local tax money37%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.4%Fines and other3.5%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

37%

of Cato's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
47%$790 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
1.5%$26 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$632 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
3.2%$54 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Health and hospitals3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

55%

of Cato's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$791 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$442 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$345 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$345 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$191 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cato. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cato itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.